Embarrassed Copper
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
User said:I got pulled by the plod on the way home. I was coming down St Martins Lane and, at the junction with Chandos Place, I turned right (Londoners will probably know the junction - it's right next to the Chandos pub). A police van that was coming along the road towards the junction beeped at me and the copper driver wound down his window. The conversation was as follows.
Plod: "Don't you have to obey the law like everyone else?"
Me: "Sorry?"
Plod (pointing to sign): "That sign says 'No Right Turn'"
Me: "Actually, that sign says 'No Entry'. The sign on the other side of the pole says 'No Right Turn'... but the rectangular sign below it says 'Except Cycles'"
Plod: "Oh..." (starting to turn red as his colleague starts to giggle, as do bystanders and the cabbie next to me).
Me (pointing to traffic island I had just crossed): "Another clue might be the clearly marked cycle lane across the traffic island".
Plod: "Sorry..." (winds window up and drives off).
I was tempted to point out that he'd parked his van on the zig-zag lines of a crossing, but I thought that might be too mean.
hackbike 6
New Member
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- The Mile End Road.
cannondale boy
Über Member
- Location
- somewhere in fife
What a plo(d)nker!
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
- Location
- SE London, Bandit Country
That post is a thing of beauty Reg!
Used to be quite common misconception in town up here and why I'm not overly keen on them. You'd get abuse shouted at you from time to time. Funnily enough many of them were one way streets and cars were less than amused if you pointed that out to the many flouters. It is funny, sorry if I'm spoiling that.
flycatcher
New Member
- Location
- Manchester
Well that's cheered me up, brilliant.
Wolf04
New Member
- Location
- Wallsend on Tyne
Cyclechat should have a hall of fame! This should be the first inductee, absolutely brilliant I almost choked laughing.
Molecule Man
Well-Known Member
- Location
- London
Well I hope he is as zealous with the taxi drivers who I see turning right at that junction almost every time I pass.
Actually they often do a stupid little manoeuvre that involves pretending to begin a left turn then immediately swinging round to the right as if they are doing a U-turn instead of a right turn.
Actually they often do a stupid little manoeuvre that involves pretending to begin a left turn then immediately swinging round to the right as if they are doing a U-turn instead of a right turn.
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
You enjoyed the encounter but just hope he's not the policeman that catches you when you do actually make a mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perry
Senior Member
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- East London/Essex
Love it!
nilling
Über Member
- Location
- Preston, UK
A true once in a lifetime moment 
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Beautiful!
We have a 'no right turn' with 'except cycles' here in York but I've only ever been challenged over it by a little old lady who affected not to hear my explanation (which was shouted as I rode off, I have to admit, I couldn't be bothered to stop and tell her properly...)
We have a 'no right turn' with 'except cycles' here in York but I've only ever been challenged over it by a little old lady who affected not to hear my explanation (which was shouted as I rode off, I have to admit, I couldn't be bothered to stop and tell her properly...)